Roja made her debut in Sembaruthi. The dusky beauty with a winsome smile and childlike eyes soon became a star in Tamil and Telugu. She has acted opposite all the leading heroes except Kamal. She married director R.K. Selvamani after a long courtship. She contested elections from the village Nagari which is close to Tirupati, her native place and lost. Now she is the mother of a bubbly toddler girl and busy penning her memoirs in Telugu titled, Superhit. She has discussed the enormous odds, which she had overcome to prove herself in the industry. Roja is also coordinating the promotional campaign for the book.